News Release

(Roseville, Minn.)--The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) will close the ramp from southbound Highway 77 (Cedar Ave.) to Diagonal Blvd. in RICHFIELD at 6 a.m. Tuesday, July 23, 2002.

Weather permitting, the ramp will re-open by 6 p.m. Friday, July 26. The closure is part of the larger Highway 77 resurfacing, loop detector, storm drain and guardrail repair project stretching from the Minnesota River to Nokomis Parkway.

Motorists are advised to use 66th St. as an alternate exit during this ramp closure.

Mn/DOT reminds motorists to SLOW DOWN in work zones and NEVER enter roadways that have been blocked with barriers or cones. Please join us in a safety partnership.

For updated traffic information in the Twin Cities metro area, visit www.dot.state.mn.us/tmc/trafficinfo. For updated construction information in the Twin Cities metro area, visit www.dot.state.mn.us/construction.html. Visit 511mn.org. for updated statewide traffic and travel information.

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